Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-23


that a great deal more tnan you condemn
stealing ballot boxes
Inc Witness-I condemn stealing bal
lot boxes, and / condemn lawlessness IL
every form.
Mr.. Spooner with asperity )-You
dldn't condemn it at the meeting When
you mad first-class chance.
Ihe Witness (also with some warmth J
-Ihat was not the purpose of the meet
ing.
THE GRAND JURY.
In answer to Senator Eustis, the Wit
ness said that no grand jury had been in
session since tbe han ging of the negroes,
ana none would be till March.
h. Hackworth, brother of the principal
memorlalist and the Republican JastIce
OF the peace who held the inouest over
the dead bodies Of the hanged negroes,
nad full power to investigate their hang
ing and as much right to summon wit
nesses and inquire into the case as the
county judge or grand jury. There was
general belief among the white people
that the negroes had been advised to go
TO the polls armed, and that Edward
LocKett ana NJ. Glider had given that ad-
wee. AS soon as it was known that
Bolton was killed these two mau disap-
peared and could not be found. There
"~S Z" PAOSCoo OQI buGlu,
EXCITEMENT ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
Excitement prevailed all over the coun-
ty on account of reports that there would
De negro uprisings and instructions, and
while many people did not believe there
was any truth in the reports, they became
apprehenslve after the killing Of Bolton.
In consequence OF these reports the
Sheriff, with posse, went from BRENNAN
TO the scene OF the diStur rnanca
"And found that there was nothing
Whatever in the reports" inLerjected Mr..
SpoOner.
Il believe he found there was no up
rising" replied the witness.
Coming down to the matter OF threaten
ing letters sent to various parties, the
witness testified to receiving such letter
and to being shown others by negroes who
voted the peoples ticket.
HIS LIFE THREATENED.
The witness received the following
letter addressed to himself:
You are hereby notified that you are to be
shot on the first favorable opportunity
presented. You are the instigator OF all the
trouble in the company. r For to
qle you snail before many suns rise and set.
II 1t Is not done by one way, il can bg another
rms is no bluff, but facts. Others may
surely follow you 10 your fate. JUSTICE.
Bob Sloan, negro supporter of the wit
ness, received the following note address,
ed to the witness care:
DEAR Strive have got two of the Demo-
cratic chickens and you and Algie Hunt is
our next choice. We expect TO kill Demo
cratic negroes until we get two for every one
they have killed. Yours respectfully.
DEAD.
TOLD TO IGNORE IT.
The witness told Sloan to pay no at
fonfiOn IN ho ol-oJ - ~, Il. 4
information that would enable him to
prefer charges against anyone for writing
the notices, but Sloan said he had not. The
killing OF the two negroes named Hop
kfns, who supported the peoples ticket,
by negro named Dan Nelson, who was
active on the other side, was alluded to,
and the witness said it was generally be-
lieved that politics was the cause,
although there was a personal grudge
between them. The witness believed the
threatening letter sent him was the work
of some "polItical enemy" In conclu-
sion, the witness referred to and refuted
several charges personal to himself
which had been made by the preceding
witne SIS.
NOT A LARGE PRACTICE.
To the statement by Witness Jodon that
he (Jodon) }, acting as a lawyer, could not
get justice in the witness court, be said
he did not think that Jodon had had a
case in the County Court since the wit
ness had been Judge, and not many IN any
other court. Eighteen cases decided by
him had been appealed. and in sixteen of
them he was sustained by the Supreme
Court. With respect to Hackworth's
charge that the witness was cogniZant
of or responsible for the robbery
of the school funds by forged vouchers,
hesaid three OF the five forged vouchers
were forged with the name OF his prede-
cessor and only two with his name, The
statements. made n speeches to negroes
that the county had lost this money
{ between 5000 and $300) was false. The
treasurer had made good out of his own
pocket those he had accepted, and Con.
Giddings, a banker, had lost those he had
cashed.
ONE FRAUD.
One piece OF petty fraud had occurred
since the witness incumbency began III
connection with the school funds, and the
man who perpetrated it was under indict-
ment and awaiting trial now. Referring
to the statement that o. b. Potter had
been advised by the witness to leave, he
said this was untrue. Potter came TO him
and said he intended to leave anyway,
and asked the witness il he thought he
was safe in remaining until he could
close up his affairs. To this the witness
replied in the affirmative. He believed, in
fact, that Potter could have remained per-
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